On this site you will find the
British Library’s two copies of Johann Gutenberg’s
Bible, the first real book to be printed using the technique of
printing which Gutenberg invented in the 1450s.

Background information

In the Background
section you can find out about Gutenberg, how
he produced the Bible and the texts he printed.
There is also a section about the digitisation
of the Bibles. Other web resources on Gutenberg
appear in our Links
section and further reading in References.
You can also view a Timeline.

The texts

The
Texts
section allows you to view the digital versions
of the two copies, and it also allows you to compare
them, for they are slightly different.

You will find this site useful if you are interested in:

Inventions
Medieval devotion
The history of books and of reading
The history of printing and publishing
The history of technology
The history of the Bible
The history of types
The illumination of books
The life of Gutenberg

Or want to
refresh your knowledge? We have created aBasics
section to get you up to speed.